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December 8, 2009

Embroidered Effects Giveaway

In July of 2008, I received the embroidery project of a lifetime, courtesy of Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching. My mission, should I choose to accept it, would be to stitch 3 projects for her upcoming book, Embroidered Effects. I would even (*gasp*) be paid for it! I received a full set of colorful Presencia floss to aid my quest, and sparkly Glow in the Dark SS threads. Eep. And I would have to keep it extra-secret, until the book was published next year. Now, when I have to, I can keep a secret, but it eats and eats away at me because let's face it, peeps, I am a bit of a bigmouth. :)

There was absolutely nothing like seeing the finished book this summer, and tracing each little stitch with my fingers (after carefully inspecting my fingers for taco grease, naturally) and thinking, I stitched that! It IS a beautifully made book, something my mom even commented on, and my mom is a tough person to impress. Other awesome stitchers were Rachel of Craftzine, Amy of Early Bird Special, and even Ginger, who owns the coolest embroidery store in Austin TX, Ginger's Needlearts. My 3 projects were the Sugar Skulls, Chandeliers, and Pillowcase Birds.

I was honored to be a part of this project, so I wanted to share a little holiday spirit with you Feeling Stitchy readers... in the form of.... a giveaway! I'll be giving away 2 copies of Embroidered Effects! (But no way am I giving away my personal copy - uh-uh!) I'll ship 1 copy internationally, so you overseas peeps can enter!

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment with the following info by Monday morning, Dec. 14th:1) your favorite floss color (here's a DMC list, if you like)2) your favorite Sublime Stitching pattern3) your favorite Christmas carol (or, you can just say you hate Christmas carols) :)

P.S. Because I'm feeling extra generous, there may even be a few surprise prizes, too! So keep that in mind while you, ahem, answer those questions... ;)

P.S.S. We moderate comments on FS (to keep out spam), so it may take awhile for your comments to appear. No fears, we get every comment you submit, so there's no need to submit again (or 5 times more). :)

Hi, I'm floresita, editor of Feeling Stitchy. I'm an avid stitcher, knitter, and crafter. You can see more of my stitching on Instagram and my blog. My vintage transfer collection is on Vintage Transfer Finds.

212 comments:

This book is so awesome that I already have my own copy. I would give an extra copy away to a stitchy friend of course! Anyhoo, my favourite floss colour: (well one of them) dmc mouline 807 is blue and very pretty. I use it all the time. Fave Sublime Stitching pattern must be the Black Apple series. Sorry no favourite Christmas Carol, or maybe the one with the animals in the peartree (or something) because it's so odd. :)

And my favorite Christmas song is THE Christmas Song (chestnuts roasting). Not into the church choir-type carols - was burned out on that shizz from age 8 or so. Too many opera style versions of O HOLY NIGHT is not good for a young child's hearing.

1. 550 - love deep purple accents!2. Rock 'n' Roll patterns - I embroidered the cassette tape with my favorite band name (Pixies!) in the strip along the top.3. James Taylor's cover of Joni Mitchell's "River" from his awesome James Taylor at Christmas album is my favorite :-)

What a great giveaway! My favourite colour is 503, a pretty green. As for the patterns - I love the Black Apple designs best of all, very closely followed by Carson Ellis' set, and the Dutch-Russian Dolls! My favourite carol is the Charterhouse Carol which was my school carol at boarding school! Noone else has really heard of it though so I'm going to say Silent Night as well. Plus all the Sufjan Stevens Christmas songs of course! Thanks the giveaway! (PS, I'm in England.)

Thank you so much for doing this wonderful Giveaway! My local Chapters is always sold out of this book. It is on my Christmas list!Floss #815 is one of my many favourites.Favourite Pattern...Ohh...tough one! I love them all but I really like The naughty secretary followed closely by the Black Apple series...followed closely by the Sushi bar! :)Favourite Christmas carol is definately "Walking in a Winter Wonderland"Good Luck everyone!

I could never, ever choose a favorite floss color. In fact, I want to print out that DMC list and frame it, because they are all so lovely.

As far as Sublime Stitching goes, I love Craftopia and Bon Voyage. And Swanky Decor. Oh, and Black Apple. Vintage Lamps and Mod Fashion are great too. Okay, I'm terrible at choosing favorites.

I love christmas crafting while listening to "Merry Christmas Darling" by the Carpenters and "All I want for Christmas is You" performed by anyone. David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little Drummer Boy is also incredible.

1. 415 - I didn't even need to check the list...I use it at least once in every project.2. I swear I'm not sucking up to you by picking this one, but the chandelier pattern from the craft pad has been my favorite that I've stitched up so far. Gorgeous!3. So not a Christmas carol, but 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah will never fail to get me in the Christmas spirit.

I'm in love with you chandelier. How beautiful! I' would like to enter.

My fav floss is DMC 995. My favorite sublime stitching pattern is her winterland pattern, and my favorite Christmas carol--that one is hard because I don't think "any one sung by Bing Crosby" counts as an answer, so I'll pick Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (and go watch Meet Me in St. Louis to see it sung by Judy Garland!)

Oh what an awesome giveaway! I have to say that my favorite DMC floss is #3812. It's like an aqua and turquoise. My favorite pattern is from the artist series, The Black Apple. I don't have a favorite Christmas carol but I can't stop listening to "Christmas time is here" by the Charlie Brown gang.

This book looks amazing! I tried to find it at my local library, but no such luck. I'd love to win one! 1) 103, such a deep, full color is great!2)Sexy Librarians are my favorite! I'm stitching some onto tea towels for holiday and graduation gifts! 3) It's not really a classic, but Boogie Woogie Santa Claus is definitely my favorite!

1. 726 is my favorite! So cheery!2. Bowling Betties!3. Carol of the Bells is my favorite to sing. I learned all the different parts when I was in chorus, but now I get all confused so I skip from harmony to harmony and it all sounds jumbled up, but it's still so pretty. And any carol sung by any member of the Rat Pack, especially Dino!

My favorite floss color is 3846 I love this bright aqua/blue My favorite SS pattern is the Love bird from the Carson Ellis patterns I want a tattoo if it on my right shoulder blade. And the 12 days of Christmas is my favorite carol my dad and i would sing it non stop from thanksgiving to Christmas driving my mother insane.

I always say my favorite color is 666 red, but I actually prefer 777 red. My favorite sublime pattern is the insects from the Craft Pad. I generally hate Christmas music unless my 6 year old is singing it.

And, as much as my singing voice sounds like a cat being strangled, I can't help but sing along to Away in a Manger. It's a classic carol and always gets played when I'm putting my Christmas tree up :)

All colours in yellow, orange and red, my pick is 971, a kind of orange. My favorite stitching pattern is Black Apple and Camp out. And my favorite Christmas song is either In the bleak mid winter or Chris Rea singing Driving home for Christmas. Around Christmas time you can hear me singing all day long! One loved Christmas carol after the other. Greetings from Germany - thanks for shipping internationally - my chance!

I forget which number it is, but DMC has an absolutely gorgeous royal blue color that I adore. :) My favorite Sublime Stitching pattern is probably the Rock and Roll set, too fun! Favorite Christmas carol is Silent Night. :)

I LOVE my Embroidered Effects. I have already learned so much from it. The photos are so gorgeous, it looks like I can reach out and feel the texture of the beautifully stitched pieces. I have stitchy friends who covet my copy, so winning one would be so great. A crafty gift is the best sort.I love DMC 740 - a bold orange. Of course I have run out of it 3/4 of the way through a project.I also love the 122 variegated green which makes for fantastic leaves/grass (or some shocking green hair!).

My fave sublime pattern is the Bon Voyage series. I plan to stitch up a travel tote for my niece with the pics.

I looked at this book the last time I was at the book store, it is a great book. I love the color green, so my favorite floss color would have to be something in the chartreuse color range. I have the Sublime Stitching book and I just love all of the patterns in the book. I really like the little drummer boy sung by Bing Crosby and David Bowie.thanks and happy holidays!

My favorite DMC is a salmony pink, whose number I don't know because I foolishly tossed the wrapper before I wrote down the # on my thread keeper! Oops. I'll be matching it tomorrow at the store. :)

My favorite sublime patterns are the retro 50's nuclear patterns.

And my favorite christmas carol is a spanish one about a burro - so charming! It's "Hacia Belen va un borrico", you can hear it on this album (which I highly recommend): 'Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols' by Robert Shaw (it's on amazon!).

It's a toss up between DMC905 and DMC3844. I'm a color lover, but I tend to gravitate towards bluish-green or green.

Not really into Jenny Harts style, it's kinda plain and unoriginal. But I love the stitchery by guest artist Tara McPherson. I'm in love with the girl and the unicorn sea horse. I so want to stitch it for a friend who's in love with McPherson.

"A few of my favorite things" as sung by Kenny Rogers. I'm not sure if I've ever heard it caroling. It's the creepiest xmas song ever and it's great!

1. 3846 - bright blue!2. My favorite pattern is the airplane on the bon voyage sheet. (I also really love the campfire from Camp Out!)3. O Holy Night sung by the Judds, because my mom always played it when my sister and I were little. Thanks for the giveaway!

Well, 798 blue is my personal favorite, but I use more 319 green on a day-to-day basis. I love the designs in Forest Friends.My favorite carol is the Carol of the Bells. I have it in a lovely Pagan version by Mother Tongue (on This Winter's Night).

I love all the blues . . . but I use #796 the most! My favorite patterns are the Dutch-Russian ones . . . I use the love birds CONSTANTLY! I love almost ALL Christmas carols . . . I guess my favorite one is whatever is playing right now! (As long as it's not The Carpenters!) Thanks for the giveaway . . . you are too sweet!

I'd love to be put in the drawing for this giveaway. It does look like a great book - and your sugar skull stitching looks fabulous! My favourite dmc floss colour is 604, which is sort of odd because I always seem to buy purples and blues in variagated threads. My favourite sublime stitching pattern is the "under the sea", because I love mermaids and this reminds me of a book I had as a child called "sea greenie and pearl pinkie" - about water sprites. My favourite Christmas carol....can I name an Aussie one? It's called "carol of the birds" Here's the link to the words - it's beautiful.http://uqconnect.net/~zzdmcana/Man_From_Snowy_River_Arena_Spectacular/Carol-of-the-Birds.html

3) Depends on the mood, but Sylvian joululaulu is an all-time favourite. It's a Finnish song and tells a story of a bird. At winter time, the bird flies to the south and the lyrics describe the wonders of this far away country. But the bird always returns, as she misses and loves her homeland so much.

1. My current favorite floss is number 3848 - it's a lovely but deep sea green that reminds me of the color I painted my walls. The walls I'm going to miss very much when I move out of my apartment in January.

2) I don't have a favorite Sublime Stitching pattern! I wish that I did, but I have actually never stitched one yet! I can't decide which one to start with, either.

3) I'm really really fond of christmas carols in general - I guess my favorite isn't really a carol so much as a song - "Breath of Heaven", sung by Amy Grant...

I love #112, I love being able to do satin stitch and have it change colors, and I love pink! My favorite pattern is Krazy Kitchen, too cute, I love appliances with character. Lastly, my favorite carol is Deck the Halls, it's my favorite thing to do at Christmas.

So cool that you were part of this great book! Congrats! I love purples, especially eggplant like DMC 550 and I love the Forest Friends patterns. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing is my fav Christmas song of all time.Happy holidays!Jessica D.info(at)funkyfinds(dot)us

Yay! I was going to buy Embroidered Effects when I drove 4 hours to attend one of Jenny's classes recently but she was sold out :( Well my favorite floss right now is any from the Sublime Stitching Metallic pack, and I love the Forest Friends pattern. I'm not much for Christmas carols but I do love Blue Christmas by Elvis!

1) I'm loving 606, a nice orangey-red.2) Bon Voyage for my love of travel3) I love all Christmas carols, but the Kenny Rogers Christmas cd is the one absolute requirement for the holiday season for me.

1. It's hard to have a favourite floss colour - the more you have, the better they look! I really like the pale ones though, like ECRU.2. I am a scientist with an Anatomy Masters, so Vital Organs is definately my favourite SS pattern!3. I generally loathe Christmas carols, especially when they start playing in shopping malls in OCTOBER! But I do like "Snoopy's Christmas"

Being asked to do that must be the holy grail of embroidery! My favourite colour is 321 because I love redwork but I also love Anchor 1335 because it's rainbow coloured. My favourite SS pattern is the Kurt Halsey one but in 2 years of owning it I have never stitched it! And Christmas carols piss me off because I can NEVR stop humming them.

1) I've just stitched something in 3848 - I'm pretty predictable about loving those bluey greens and greeny blues.2) I've been eyeing off the roaring twenteis for some time now. Haven't bought it yet, but I think it will be mine soon... oh, yes... soon.3) What about Santa Baby by Marilyn? Otherwise I love all the old old ones, especially sung in harmonies - I've got the Blind Boys of Alabama CD and was cranking 'Joy to the World' the other day. So beautiful.

1. Fave color? 820 -- the lovely deep blue. I like combining it with a shiny silver floss I have on...2. My fave pattern -- the ornaments from Winterland. I recently made a whole collection of cocktail napkins with these patterns for my Secret Santa. While listening to...3. My fave Christmas songs -- which lately are any of the Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas songs. And Ella Fitzgerald's version of "Sleigh Ride".

I stumbled upon this blog a few months ago and am absolutely inspired every time a picture is posted. Thank you so much for sharing your love of embroidery!!

1. Favorite DMC Floss color of the moment is 995. I adore the richness and saturation of this blue!

2. Favorite Sublime Pattern - really just one? Ok, I guess I'll pick the Julie West Artist Series #3. I don't even know what half of those things are supposed to be, but I just adore the campiness of it all!

My favorite DMC color is 3766, it's like a darker tiffany blue. So pretty! My favorite Sublime pattern is a toss up between Black Apple and Vital Organs, very different, but both awesome. And my favorite Christmas song is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas sung by Judy Garland. Thanks for the great giveaway!

It´s so hard to choose just one favorite color (as well as just one favorite Sublime pattern...), but I´ll try, for the sake of this awesome PRIZE!!! rsrsrrs- color: 518 - I love blue!- pattern: Black Apple- Christmas Carol: I don´t no any title to tell (I know some songs, of course, but not the names...) as here in Brazil it´s not so usual as in the USA.P.S.: I L.O.V.E Feeling Stitchy!!

1) I love the blues -- I have lots of #9952) I like to think of myself as a sexy librarian -- so I'll stitch some too. :)3) I love the SNL skit "The Dysfunctional Family Christmas" --http://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/90idysfunctional.phtml:)

Hi! I would like this book more than any other book in the world - but I can't afford it as I am currently saving up to buy tickets to the US for a surprise anniversary present! Anyhoo...

1) 3844 Bright Turquoise! Fab!

2) Lucha Libre!

3) My favourite Christmas carol is called 'The Friendly Beasts' and it's great, really wonderfully bonkers in that Christmas way - 'I said the dove, from rafters high, I cooed him to sleep so he would not cry!' It's all about how animals helped the baby Jesus. So cute.

My favorite color is 3839, the periwinkle blue. I love almost all the purple/blue colors, but that is my fav.

My favorite pattern is her robot, but I'm fond of all the space-age sci-fi patterns that she has.

I love novelty Christmas songs, so it's a tie between "Grandma got runover by a reindeer", or "The Night Santa went Crazy" by Weird Al.

Thank you for giving away such an awesome book. I have her first book, Sublime Stitching, and I love it. Embroidery is a new hobby for me, I just picked it up this year. I am having a ball, learning new stitches and finding new projects.

Awesome!My favourite color is 704. I've just finished a cross stitch embroidery that I had completely forgotten for more than 10 years in an old basket. The theme is kitchen ware and was surrounded by a pink stitched ribbon. I changed the color to green and have made it in 704...My fav Sublime Stitching pattern must be the Tattoo alphabet which I plan to use on my little boy's pouch.My favourite Carol is "L'as-tu vu, le petit bonhomme au chapeau pointu" that my son sings for Christmas ;)Thanks a lot!Carole, Paris, France

My favorite floss color is 666 Red. I think it's very funny that they gave it thta number.My favorite Sublime Stitching pattern is the set designed by Emily of the Black AppleMy favorite Christmas carol is Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer (you can stitch his nose with that 666)murielvanderploeg at planet dot nl

How cool that you were able to stitch some of the patterns for the book! I love lavendar (341). I also have an addiction to greens, especially the grassy greens like 907. My favorite Sublime Stitching pattern is the Forest Friends one. That squirrel is just so adorable.

As for carols, I adore Carol of the Bells. It can be so beautiful and eerie if it's sung well. Also, the Claymation version from a long time ago, with the bells hitting themselves with mallets, is a hilarious classic.

What a great giveaway - would love this book. My favorite DMC floss is 498 as it is perfect for redwork embroidery. I love the Christmas Time pattern by Sublime Stitching. My favorite Christmas carol is White Christmas because I live in Texas and a white Christmas is only a dream here!! But then I can dream - right!

My favorite floss color is going to be the 909 Green. I have always loved the color green.

My favorite Sublime Pattern is the Unicorn Believer set. I like the full bodied unicorn best of that set. Unicorns are just awesome.

My favorite Christmas carol is Carol of the Bells. It doesn't really matter who is performing it-Trans Siberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller, choirs, just music-I love that song. I call it the "scary" Christmas song.

Oh, I keep looking at this book and loving it (and hinting at it around my friends!) Currently my favorite floss color is DMC 3850; I just finished my friend's knitting needle roll in it. Fave pattern? Definitely the PinUps. Classy, wonderful, flirty, fiery, don't even begin to describe them! Favorite Christmas Carol? The bells are a great carol, but I have to break the rules and say the "Christmas Shoes" ballad is among my favorites, despite how sad it is. Thank you so much! Have a great day! <3 Frenchi

Well, my favorite DMC floss must be red 666.I think I buy it the most...it's a great Christmas red (I didn't asign the #!)My fave Sublime Stitcing pattern is deffinatly I Luv Veggies but if I was to buy another it would be Meaty Treats! Awesome!!(or maybe Woodland Friends!Cute!!)!

Well, as I love red, my fav DMC is 817- the PERFECT red, in my humble opinion. And the best red to do the lipstick for the Sexy Librarians series from Sublime Stitching, which for so many reasons is my favorite, not least among them being the glorification of the reading woman. And, it's hard to choose, but my favorite Christmas song is "I'll Be Home for Christmas-" I love a good, sappy carol to get me in the spirit of the season...!

My favorite floss color? That's easy - 930, love it.I also love the Dia De Los Muertos pattern at Sublime Stitching because a friend made something for me using that pattern and it's one of my most treasured possesions.And favorite Christmas Carol? Hmmm...I just like the oldies (Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis) nothing that was recorded in the last 20 years will cut it with me :)Thanks for the opportunity!

I would love! Love! Love! this book... Here goes:Favourite floss: 407 & 3782. I am using them together on a christmas project currently... they are dreamy and earthy at the same time.Favourite pattern: I like the Kurt Halsley Illustration and Vintage lampsFavourite Xmas Carol: Away in a Manger. Especially when you hear the little ones sing it, just like a heavenly choir.Here's to hoping!

310 black. can't live without it. I do have the Sublime Stitching book...the rockets and aliens are quite nice. I could do without Xmas carols at the moment...I may be more in the mood when school gets out (middle-school teacher here).

Currently my fave is DMC 321 aka Winnie the Pooh shirt red. My favorite pattern is Librarians (wearing a red dress of course!). And my favorite Christmas carol is Angels we have heard on high. Or maybe the Snoopy Song (Christmas Bells). Or Santa Baby. Too many to pick from!

817- Redand 3844-AquaLove love those two...I've seen but never used the Sublime patterns- but I loooove them...too hard to pick just one though..Christmas Carol? hmmmm...probably "Baby It's Cold Outside"

I just found your site and I just started embroidering! I love it and your blog. Would you mind if I add you to my blogroll? I just posted a link to this post too. You can find it here:http://makingfoodandotherstuff.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/did-you-know-embroidery-is-cool-again/

My favorite color so far is black (hides the mistakes!). I think the luchador masks are my favorite patterns. And I only recently accepted Christmas carols into my life. I think Jingle Bell Rock is my favorite. (Mean Girls, anyone?)

This book is beautiful! what great projects and inspiration!1. turquoises...yummy.2. i love so many but my son LOVES the robots. I really should make him something with a robot on it b/c every time i look thru her store he shouts "robot".3. i love the sugar plum fairy song...mostly b/c my daughter does.

My favorite floss color is anything yellow.. so sunny and bright. Actually all embroidery thread is fun to look at isn't it?

My favorite pattern is Kurt Halsey's artist series.. i LOVE it, but i'm also partial to the Our lady of guadalupe in the mexican one. christmas carol? hmmmm away in a manger gets stuck in my head all year (summer included), but I am also partial to the ever popular Jingle bells batman smells LOL (some people never grow up)

Congratulations! I have been wanting this book every since I saw it, didn't knew you were involved!Of course my favorit is "600" and "Zombies and Monsters". I do not have a faborit christmas carol, but I do like to tease the bf with "Last christmas"...

1) It's gotta be lovely 333! 2) Bon Voyage -- tres me at moment.3) Santa Claus is coming to town --because it is the only song that I remember all of the words to for some reason (honesetly) and as I have a three-year-old, it is perfect for keeping her on best behaviour!

My favourite colour are the Glow in th dark threads, I have some cool projects in mind for them, but the only store I knew in Germany doesn't have it anymore. My favourite pattern is hard to pick because there is more than one, but I'll take Viva Las Vegas. My favourite Christmas carol is 12 days of christmas. Thanks for the giveaway!

I've been lusting after this book since before it came out- congrats on being involved! I've been having fun lately with the colors around 806/807- dusty sorts of teals. I've been a Sublime Stitching fan for quite some time and still have a sweet spot for Tattoo Your Towels.

How about a favorite Christmas album? Oi to the World, by the Vandals.

I like the DMC 470, it is a pretty green.My favorite pattern is The Black Apple because I am in love with the ghost.And as far as carols go, I would have to say I would listen to the Willie Nelson Christmas album. I heart me some Willie:)

My favorite color is purple but I use mostly Christmas colors for gifts and pink too! I'd have to choose the craftopia line-there's so many awesome ones though!! And I listen to all the Christmas songs on the radio the minute they start playing them (although the Hippo song from my childhood brings make wonderful memories!!) Merry, Merry Christmas to y'all all!

Hmm...my favourite floss color would all shades of Orange! I can never keep my hands...or rather...needle off them.

Haven't tried many of Ms. Hart's patterns, primarily because I haven't seen her books being sold in India. But I love "Pretty in Punk", which is my next project. And I am looking forward to exploring many of her patterns.

Again, no favourite Christmas Carol because our family celebrates different sets of festivals in India. But I always loved "Silent Night" when I was in school. Does that count?

1. the 102 variegated purple has been my favourite for as long as I can remember. It's just do rich and deep looking

2. My favourite Sublime stitching pattern is the new Tara McPherson Artist Series patterns. I was delighted to see that she had put out embroidery patterns as I have been a fan of her work for som time now.

3. To tell the truth I actually mutch prefer tradional Jewish holiday music to christmas carols because of how klesmery it tends to be, but if I had to pick a favourite Christmas song it would have to be "the island of misfit toys". (does that even count as a Christmas song?)

oh, so beautiful!! 1- not sure the # but anything variegated. i love the switching of colors to make things a bit more interesting.2- do i really have to choose a favorite pattern? that is too hard. 3-any song sang by karen carpenter :)

I've been a bit obsessed with the book for about a month since it arrived on my doorstep.

My favorite floss color would be 893, which is a corally pink. I've never been a big fan of pink, but this is gorgeous and I am always finding a way to incorporate it into projects!

Favorite pattern - the veggies was the first one I bought like 5 years ago, so they have a special place in my heart! I've come to love to many though!

Christmas carols! I love them! A family favorite would be "Christmas Tree" by Walter Schuman. It's a gem from the 50's that makes us all laugh every Christmas season! Fun times! I love so many though! Rudolph is a classic!

Favorite color - I want to say all of them, but I always seem to be out of 321.

Favorite pattern - I'm really excited about the Tara McPherson - we have a couple of posters of hers hanging up in our house. I like the Day of the Dead themed patterns a lot (I'm from the Southwest), and the body parts.

1) My favorite floss color...oh man. I'm a huge fan of all of anything purple, especially number 37462) I love the sexy librarian pattern. I'm going to grad school for library sciences, I think it'd be awesome to stitch something from this pattern on a cardigan and wear it to work.3) I don't really like Christmas Carols...but I do love "Last Christmas" by Wham.

Ok, favorite color is really hard. Maybe impossible to answer. I gravitate towards blues and greens and I go through a lot of cream and dark brown (which I use instead of black), to balance the bright colors.

The Sublime Stitching site is down right now, so I can't choose a pattern. I tend not to use other people's patterns and just make my own stuff up as I go along. I do love all the pin-up girls, though, and Jenny Hart's own work is AMAZING. I aspire to do work that grand.

As far as carols go, I love the Hallelujah Chorus as sung by the Roches, and Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt.